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of course, willie brown. and the party chair, john burton, all here in san francisco tonight. they will be on the phones later tonight to call people personally and rally them in support of prop 30 and then tomorrow of course we'll have all the results here on cbs 5. back to you. >> thank you, ken bastida. >>> even as governor brown makes a final push in support of prop 30, a well-funded secretive effort has been at work to defeat it. cbs 5 political analyst phil matier with a look at where the money trail leads. phil. >> reporter: you know, dana, that's one of the mysteries of this election. anonymous donors playing big money in california politics. here's the story. >>> reporter: two conservative groups the virginia-based americans for job security and the center to protect patient rights in arizona collected $11 million and then handed it over to another arizona group, americans for responsible leadership who then sent it over the state line to groups opposed to proposition 30 governor brown's tax hike plan and to groups supporting proposition 32. the measure on tuesday's b
of course, willie brown. and the party chair, john burton, all here in san francisco tonight. they will be on the phones later tonight to call people personally and rally them in support of prop 30 and then tomorrow of course we'll have all the results here on cbs 5. back to you. >> thank you, ken bastida. >>> even as governor brown makes a final push in support of prop 30, a well-funded secretive effort has been at work to defeat it. cbs 5 political analyst phil matier with a...
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. >> the lakers hired former knicks coach mike d'antoni to take over for brown. negotiations broke down with phil jackson because management felt his so-called triangle offense system was not a good fit for the lakers. >>> national centerfielder bryce harper won the rookie of the league award. he batted .270 and at 27 years old is the second youngest to win the award in the national league. >>> and in the american league, angels centerfielder mike trout, he was unanimous for the award there. he batted .326 and also a serious contender to win the mvp award as well. >>> if you were hanging out in manhattan all weekend, here is what you missed. >> rudy gay puts lebron on the wrong end of the highlight reel. he left lebron frozen in his shoes. texas a&m's tommy man ziel turns a fumble into a beautiful touchdown pass. a&m knocked oval -- over alabama. >> and then san jose's hong kong lee with a knock out in a afc fight. and in phoenix, jeff gordon intentionally wrecked clint boyer during the race and afterward they came to blows. he was fined $125,000 and knocked 20 p
. >> the lakers hired former knicks coach mike d'antoni to take over for brown. negotiations broke down with phil jackson because management felt his so-called triangle offense system was not a good fit for the lakers. >>> national centerfielder bryce harper won the rookie of the league award. he batted .270 and at 27 years old is the second youngest to win the award in the national league. >>> and in the american league, angels centerfielder mike trout, he was unanimous...
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i don't think willy brown has anything to worry about yet but he has improved. >> only been one catch two weeks -- >> one too many. >> now you likely have heard stories of a man curing a sick horse but i'd wager you have never heard of a horse curing a man until now. pleasanton native sam has been around horseracing all his life. it's only been a hobby until recently. since 2007, he has had a stable full of racehorses here at barn 16 at the alameda county fairgrounds. and it all started when he claimed his first horse, sophisticated wager in 2005, five months after being diagnosed with throat cancer. >> finally we claimed him and brought him back over here and discovered that he had a breathing problem. he was a rough little task for both of us to get over this. and it kept my mind busy. there was no guarantee that he could breathe again and there was no guarantee that i was going to live for another 50 years. so i mean, it was good for both of us. >> reporter: sam and sophisticated wager were both battling life-threatening throat conditions and both endured major throat surgeries dur
i don't think willy brown has anything to worry about yet but he has improved. >> only been one catch two weeks -- >> one too many. >> now you likely have heard stories of a man curing a sick horse but i'd wager you have never heard of a horse curing a man until now. pleasanton native sam has been around horseracing all his life. it's only been a hobby until recently. since 2007, he has had a stable full of racehorses here at barn 16 at the alameda county fairgrounds. and it...
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. >> reporter: jeannie brown is helping vallejo residents spend $3 million raised by a special tax during an election last year. it allows people to decide exactly what they would like tax monies spent on. it's called participatory budgeting. >> it's community members themselves who know what the community needs. >> what do you want to spend money on? >> at my house. >> reporter: this 3-year-old girl is too young to is a vote. you need to be at least 14. but granddad ross talbot isn't. >> that would be the first pry order is police department i would say. >> reporter: he would have to go to community meetings where ideas are discussed and narrowed down to a ballot for voting next march. at the good day cafe it's always a good day when rose robinson tops off your coffee. >> supplies in the schools. tutoring, teachers to make sure the kids are being taught well. >> i went to vallejo high school and even back then, the question was what can we do for the youth? we need a youth activity center, that sort of thing. and 50 years later this conversation is still going on. >> upkeep of the street
. >> reporter: jeannie brown is helping vallejo residents spend $3 million raised by a special tax during an election last year. it allows people to decide exactly what they would like tax monies spent on. it's called participatory budgeting. >> it's community members themselves who know what the community needs. >> what do you want to spend money on? >> at my house. >> reporter: this 3-year-old girl is too young to is a vote. you need to be at least 14. but...
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here's martina brown from cbs atlanta with our first check of the weather this morning. >> let's talk about the weather. big changes on the way. really all across the nation. let's start with the northeast where they have an area of low pressure that will start to bring them and is already bringing them lake-effect snow down to the southeast. an area of high pressure around. there's sunshine but eventually they will cool down and already are starting to see that as well. off to the northwest we're talking about an area of low pressure there as well. so get ready for the big chill. it is already starting to happen. our 50s and 60s will turn into 30s and 40s. look for gusty northwest winds and lake-effect snow and all because of a front that's moving across the entire country and everybody is going to be a lot colder than they already are. that is a look at your national forecast. now here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >>> back to you. >> and coming up the fighting irish of notre dame and alabama. it will be one of the highest profile matchups ever for the championshi
here's martina brown from cbs atlanta with our first check of the weather this morning. >> let's talk about the weather. big changes on the way. really all across the nation. let's start with the northeast where they have an area of low pressure that will start to bring them and is already bringing them lake-effect snow down to the southeast. an area of high pressure around. there's sunshine but eventually they will cool down and already are starting to see that as well. off to the...
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head coach mike brown has been fired just five games into the season. many feel he wasn't given enough time but in the win now era, the pressure is just so great. after acquiring steve nash and dwight howard this off season simply saying you're right kobe every night wasn't enough. assistant coach bernie bickerstaff will take over as interim coach tonight against the warriors. >>> the raiders are up against it this sunday at the ravens. the top two running backs are banged up! oakland will be without darren mcfadden, seen here injuring his ankle last sunday against tampa bay. he and backup runningback mike goodson have high ankle sprains. both have been wearing walking boots all week. taiwan jones used primarily on special teams this year will carry the load sunday. >> feel like i'm waiting forever. i can't wait. he does amazing things in practice and he is by far the fastest person on the field and will be sunday not that you want to see guys get banged up by i'm excited about the opportunity to get him. >> he will be 22 on sunday. >>> nhra, nothing fu
head coach mike brown has been fired just five games into the season. many feel he wasn't given enough time but in the win now era, the pressure is just so great. after acquiring steve nash and dwight howard this off season simply saying you're right kobe every night wasn't enough. assistant coach bernie bickerstaff will take over as interim coach tonight against the warriors. >>> the raiders are up against it this sunday at the ravens. the top two running backs are banged up! oakland...
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. >>> jerry brown risked his political future pushing for prop 30 but has been scrambling this week trying to avoid voter backlash. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee on how he has gone all out to prevent ill-timed tuition hikes. >> reporter: the governor was front and center in the days leading up to the election. he had his hand out saying we need billions of dollars for schools and for our universities saying we need that or else. so with voters consenting to increased taxes just last week those tuition hikes could really have been a political embarrassment for the governor. >> we have some breathing room. proposition 30 gives significant revenue over 7 years. >> reporter: and that means no tuition increases for uc students at least for now. it's a small victory for the governor after the csu board made a similar move just yesterday to avoid fee increases that were on the agenda. as the lieutenant governor pointed out it seems some political posturing is going on. >> yet we again dealing with the political realities of not wanting to appear to increase tuition or fees just shortly after
. >>> jerry brown risked his political future pushing for prop 30 but has been scrambling this week trying to avoid voter backlash. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee on how he has gone all out to prevent ill-timed tuition hikes. >> reporter: the governor was front and center in the days leading up to the election. he had his hand out saying we need billions of dollars for schools and for our universities saying we need that or else. so with voters consenting to increased taxes...
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rarick says with the governor like jerry brown who is proudly a spendthrift and left a $7 billion surplus when he last left sacramento overspending is not likely. >> the governor has never been a tax-and-spend liberal so i think he will hold that in check too. >> reporter: and really this is a benefit for democrats overall because their numbers are strong enough to benefit all of their bills even the ones that just need a simple majority to pass and they are going to hold on to that supermajority for about two years. >> grace lee, thank you. >>> the unemployment rate is falling in california. and 36 other states, as well. according to the labor department, california's jobless rate dropped a tenth of a percent to 10.1%. unemployment is now below 7% in 23 other states. the rates rose in 7 states last month, 6 were unchanged. >>> with the economy inching closer to the "fiscal cliff," it might seem like a bad time for business to bet the farm. but that is exactly what some bay area businesses are doing. cbs 5 reporter mike sugerman shows us they are hoping today's risk will be tomorrow's rew
rarick says with the governor like jerry brown who is proudly a spendthrift and left a $7 billion surplus when he last left sacramento overspending is not likely. >> the governor has never been a tax-and-spend liberal so i think he will hold that in check too. >> reporter: and really this is a benefit for democrats overall because their numbers are strong enough to benefit all of their bills even the ones that just need a simple majority to pass and they are going to hold on to that...
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she defeats moderate republican senator scott brown. this was always going to be a tough race for brown because of the way voters break down in massachusetts. 52% of voters in massachusetts say they're independent. 36% say they're democrats. and just 12%. a small number, say they're republicans. because of that small figure of g.o.p. voters in massachusetts, republicans told us that scott brown had to win 20% of the vote tonight in order to win. but look at our exit poll. brown only got 11% of democratic voters in massachusetts, elizabeth warren got 89%. so the harvard law professor and former member of the obama administration has won the senate seat in massachusetts. scott, she heads to washington as the first female senator from massachusetts. she get there is in january. >> pelley: byron, thanks very much. a big pickup for the democrats, bob. >> yes, it was. and this is massachusetts reverting to form. i mean, this was ted kennedy's seat when scott brown got elected. he said no, it's th people's se. and that's right but this is a se
she defeats moderate republican senator scott brown. this was always going to be a tough race for brown because of the way voters break down in massachusetts. 52% of voters in massachusetts say they're independent. 36% say they're democrats. and just 12%. a small number, say they're republicans. because of that small figure of g.o.p. voters in massachusetts, republicans told us that scott brown had to win 20% of the vote tonight in order to win. but look at our exit poll. brown only got 11% of...